The Patreon alternative creators actually own

Your channel.
Your brand. Keep 95%.

A fully branded subscription site that looks nothing like Patreon. Your domain, your name, your colors — we're invisible to your subscribers. 5% fee, only when you earn.

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Trade Smarter. Not Harder.

Institutional-grade strategies for retail traders. 8 years on prop desks.

Member Picks

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Market Open — Live P&L

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Options Flow Masterclass

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5%

Our platform fee — vs 8–12% on Patreon

5 min

Average time to launch your page

100%

Your brand — subscribers never see ours

Creators who made the switch

Real creators. Real results.

I was paying Patreon $380 a month for a page that looked like everyone else's. Switched to Simplifying and kept that money — the AI setup took literally 8 minutes.

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Marcus T.

Finance & trading educator · 2,400 subscribers

My subscribers keep saying 'wow your site looks so professional.' I just pasted my YouTube link and it pulled everything. No designer, no developer.

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Priya K.

Cooking & recipe creator · 890 subscribers

The fact that Simplifying's name is nowhere on my page is huge. My brand feels legitimate. My subscribers don't even know what platform powers it.

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Jordan S.

Gaming commentary · 1,100 subscribers

Why creators choose Simplifying

Everything Patreon won't give you

Built around your brand

Paste your YouTube link and we pull your name, colors, and feel automatically using AI. Your subscribers never see 'Simplifying' — just you.

Keep more of what you earn

We take 5% of revenue — no monthly fees, no charges when you're not earning. Patreon Pro takes 8%, Substack takes 10%. The math is simple.

Professional video quality

Adaptive HLS streaming with multiple bitrates, auto-generated thumbnails, playlists, and duration overlays. Your content looks as good as Netflix.

Launch in under 5 minutes

Create an account, connect your YouTube, upload your first video, share your link. No developer needed, no design skills required.

Your page, your brand

The difference is night and day

On every other platform, your subscribers visit their site. With Simplifying, they visit yours.

Every other platform
With Simplifying — your site, your rules
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tradingpro.com
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Trade Smarter. Not Harder.

Institutional-grade strategies for retail traders. 8 years on prop desks.

Member Picks

28:14

Market Open — Live P&L

1:12:33

Options Flow Masterclass

45:07

Bull Run Setup 2025

Their logo everywhere — it's their site, not yours
URL is some-platform.com/you, not your domain
Generic layout — every creator looks the same
They advertise their own platform on your page
Your own domain — tradingpro.com, not ours
Completely unique look — hero image, colors, copy
No mention of Simplifying anywhere on the page
Every creator looks completely different

Side by side

The honest comparison

We only take 5% — and only when you earn. Stripe's payment processing (2.9% + 30¢) is separate and paid directly to Stripe, same as on every platform.

FeatureSimplifyingPatreon (Pro)SubstackGumroad
Platform fee5%8%10%10%
Monthly chargeNoneNoneNoneNone
Native video streaming
Your brand on the page
AI brand generationAI-generatedBasicNoneBasic
Creator keeps (on $1,000)
$921
after 5% + Stripe
$891
after 8% + Stripe
$871
after 10% + Stripe
$871
after 10% + Stripe

All platforms pass Stripe fees (2.9% + 30¢ per transaction) to creators. Numbers above show platform fees only.

Simple by design

From zero to earning in three steps

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Create your account

Sign up with your email in under 30 seconds. No credit card. No complicated forms. Free forever — we only take a cut when you do.

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Set up your brand

Paste your YouTube link and we automatically pull your channel name, avatar, and generate brand colors using AI. Or set them manually — takes 2 minutes.

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Upload and share

Drag and drop your videos, set titles and thumbnails, organize into playlists. Copy your unique link and share it with your audience.

Pricing

Pay only when you earn.

No monthly subscription. No charge when you're not making money. We take 5% of what your subscribers pay — that's it.

Simple · Transparent
5%

of your monthly revenue — nothing more

Real example — $1,000/month in subscriptions

Subscriber payments$1,000.00
Simplifying fee (5%)−$50.00
Stripe processing (~2.9%)−$29.00
You keep$921.00
  • Unlimited videos & subscribers
  • Custom branded creator page
  • AI brand generation from YouTube
  • Adaptive HLS video streaming
  • Playlists, thumbnails, analytics
  • No monthly fee — free when you're not earning
Start for free — no card needed

No contracts. No setup fees. Stripe's processing fee is separate and paid directly to Stripe.

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